Pabe-becobding and transfer-issuing machine



H. G.HALv ERs0N-.. FARE RECORDING AND TRANSFER ISSUING IMACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I2, I9I7.

Patented July 12, 1921',

5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

. H. G. HALVERSON.

FARE RECORDING ANDV TRANSFER ISSING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. I2, 19I7.

1,384,1 so. Patent@ July 12, 192i.-

5 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

lUNITEDY` STATES' 11mm G. HALviimsoN, or Los ANGELES, cmroimu.

FAIRE-RECORDING AND TRANSFEBFISSUING MACHINE.

Specicatioii of Letters Patent.

Patented July 12, 1921.

Application led Hatch 12, 1917. Serial No. 154,130.

To all 4whom 'it may cow/:era:

lle it known that I, HERMAN G. HALviinson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, iii the county of I ios Angeles and State of California, have 1nvciited new and useful ImprovementsV in Fare-Recording and Transfer-Issuing Machines, of which the following is a specication. Y

This invention relates to machines .forrecording fares and for printing and issuing transfers, tickets or the like. In the specific instance of my invention herein described, I show the embodiment of my invention in a transfer-issuing machine adapted particularly for use on street railways, and adapted particularly to expedite the recording of fares and the issuance of transfers. But it will be understood that my inventionmay he applied to and used in other situations for the issuance of transfers, tickets, or anything of like nature. It is generally an 0bject of my invention to provide a suitable machine that will so facilitate the recording of fares, etc., andthe issuance of transfers as to make it possible for one man to operate a car alone.

It is an object of my invention to provide a machine adapted to issue transfers in an eiicient manner; to provide a novel and efficient transfer -printing mechanism and means for setting the mechanism to print a transfer for any desired transfer point; and to provide interacting means by virtue of which a transfer cannot be printed and issued unless a fare or another transfer or ticket is received and registered, and, nevertheless to allow the registry of a fare, transfer or ticket without necessarily printing and issuing a transfer.

The objects of my invention also include the provision of a simple time printing mechanism which coperates with the transfer point printing mechanism in such a way that, when the time printingmechanism is set initially at the time'of the start of a car on its trip, then lthe.'subsequent manual setting of the transfer point printing mechanism to print any parti'culartransfer point will also automatically cause setting of the time printing mechanism tolprint the time, at which the car will arrive at; that particular transfer point. i

Other objects, and corresponding accom-` plishments of my invention, willbeg-best.

understood from the followingjdetailed de` identification.

.scription of a preferred form of fare recording and transfer printing and issuing inachine. For the purpose of this specification I refer to the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is an end elevation of my improved machine; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section taken as indicated by line 2---2 on Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section taken as indicated by line 3-3 on Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a detail section taken as indicated by line 4--4 0n Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail'section taken as indicated by line 5-5 onFig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a detail sectionv taken as indicated by line 6-6 on Fig. 5.; and'Fig 7 is a horizontal section taken as indicated by line 7-7 on Fig. 3; Fig. 8 is 'a detail section on line 8 8 of Fig. 3; and Fig..9 is a detail side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 8.

In the drawing the numeral 10 designates a suitable case for inclosing the mechanism herein described. The strip of paper shown at 11 in Fig. 2 is drawn from a iioll 12 and is fed through the machine between, and by the action of rollers 13 and 14, the paper being fed lengthwise over a platen 15, through the machine and then fed out through an opening 16, and issued in printed form tothe passenger. The strip of paper is shown in Fig. 2 in its normal position, extending over and resting upon the platen 1,5, beneath the various printing mechanisms. I provide a time printing mechanism 2O for printing the time of the transfer, a transfer point printing mechanism 21, a printing mechanism 22 for printing the number of transfers issued (for printing the serial number on every transfer), a mechanism 23 for printing the date of the month, a Wheel 24 for printing the month of the year, and a printing wheel 25 for printing the year. I may also provide, as is indicated in position at 26, devices for printing the number of the transfer issuing machine and the number of the conductor operating it, for purposes of Such features as these last named may be embodied in my machine at pleasure.; they are not an essential part of the invention. All the foregoing described printing mechanisms print or otherwise act uponthe paper strip 11 when the platen 15 v`is raised; and at the end of the platen I provide aperforating mechanism 27 which` acts to perforate the strip of paper after it has'been printed upon and fed through. ItA will of course be understood that the paper strip may have reviously printed thereupon any desired in ormation and data of a standard or unchanging character; it preferably being the function of lthis machine to print or otherwise stam strip on *those informations an data that are varia le.

wheels upon a lever 33, pivoted at 34, .and `having its Aend projecting at 35 outside the case. A strip of paper may be inserted as i indicated in dotted. lines at 36 iny Fig. 2,

I wheels.

over the platen; and then a downward movef ment of the lever end 35l will cause the paper 36 to be pressedA up against the printing These printing wheels, like the other printing mechanisms herein described, may stamp or otherwise act upon the paper strip in any desired manner; either by impression alone, or by impression and print-- ing, or by printing alone, etc. If simply printing is desired, means may be provided for supplying a printing pigment, in any of the usual manners, asby providing an ink ribbon or by providing inking devices of any character.

Above the counters just described, I provide a fare indicator 40, a transfer indicator 41 (indicating the number of trip transfers received) and a pass indicator- 42; these three indicators being arranged behind an opening 43 in the front of the case; as shown in Fig. 3, so as to'be visible.

At 45 I provide stationary sectors which hold the transfer point designations 46 and 47. I prefer to provide two such holders, one to hold the transfer point designations for travel in one section, and the other to hold those for travell in the opposite direction. An indicator pointer 48 is mounted upon a lever 49 and is adapted to be moved to vposition opposite any of the designations carried by the holders 45, a handle 50 being provided for convenience ofmanual operation. The lever 49 is mounted upon a shaft 51, whose function will be hereinafter described. V l

There are three operating levers in my machine; a fare lever 55, a transfer le` ver 56, and a pass lever 57. There may be, of course, any number of such levers which are operated on any number of different classes of fares etc; and there ma be also any number of pass levers, eac having todo with a particular class of passes. But the .explanation of the three levers herein shownis suiiicient for the purposes These levers are arranged to project out'through the front of upon the Y vthe-'case 10 and are operated by being moved downwardly through about one-sixth of a revolution.

In one end of the case I provide a time or.

clock device 60 whichcomprises a dial 59 designated-for minutes of the hour and designat'ed for the twenty-four hours of the day, as `is shown in Fig.y 1. A minute hand 6l is provided, as is also an hour hand 62, connected to the minute hand, as hereinafter described; and the minute hand 61 may convenientlyhave a small handle 63 so that it may be rotated to set the hands in any desired position.

I shall now expla n the general operation ofmy mechanism; and then afterward proceed to a detailed explanation of. each of the individual mechanisms4 and their specific and peculiar operations. The conductor or other person operating the machine initially sets the clock hand lto indicate the time at which the car is to begin its trip. The clock hands having thus been set, cause the corresponding setting of the time printing wheels. vWhen it is desired to issue a transfer, the indicator '41 is first thrown to a position to indicate' the desired transfer oint.

This having been done, then the con uctor operates either the fare lever 55 or the transfer lever 56; and upon his so doing, the transfer is printed and is issued through the opening 16 to the passenger. If the pointer 48 is left in its normal position, no transfer will be'printed and issued.' And no transfer can be issued if the pass lever 57 is operated, it being possible to only-issue a transfer upon the receipt and registry of a fare or of a transfer. Unless the pointer 48 is moved from its normal position, the transfer printing mechanism does not operate; and a fare or transfer may be thus received and registered without issuing a transfer. However, if the pointer 48 is moved to des. ignate any particular transfer point, then -the transfer point printing mechanism 21 is correspondingly moved, and the time printing mechanism is correspondingly moved to print upon the transfer the pro r transfer pointand the proper time at which the car will reach that transfer point. Or, by a proper setting ofthe time mechanism,

las hereinafter explained, the time printing upon the shaft 70 as a pivot. This lever 57 is connected by a connecting rod 73 with the pass indicator mechanism 42. This mechanism 42, and also the mechanisms 40 vand `41,`may be of any desired character; I have ratchet wheel 79, and the pawl 80, mounted upon the ratchet arm 81, is adapted to cause a quarter revolution of the member 74, by virtue of the movement of the lever 57 through its proper motion of about onesixth of a revolution. Each of theI indicators 40, 41 and 42 is the same in construction as herein described; the indicator 40 being connected to operating lever 55 by the connectingl rod 82 and the indicator 41 be- I ing connected to operating lever 56 by connecting rod 83. Each time any one of these levers is pushed down and allowed to come back to its normal position (the position shown in the drawings) then the correspond* ing indicator mechanism will be operated. The indicator mechanism 40 isconnected to the fare counter 28 by a chain connection 85, the indicator mechanism 41 is connected to the received transfer counter 29 by chain connection 86, and the indicator mechanism 42 is connected to the pass counter by chain connection 87. The issued transfer counter 31 is connected by the chainy connection 88 with the printing mechanism 22 which indi-v cates the serial number of the transfer being issued. The actuation of mechanism 22 will be hereinafter explained. Any suitable means may be employed for moving the operating levers 55, 56 and 57 back to their normal position. Such a means is indicated by the springs 90.

I provide means for causing the coperation of the platen operating mechanism and the transfer-point indicating mechanism, as now explained. It will be noted that the lever 49 normally stands in a position behind that in which the pointer 48 would register with any of the name holding spaces 47a of the sector holders 45; being no 'mally held in this position by a spring 95/shown in Fig. 3. Before the pointer 48 indicates any vtransfer point designation the hand lever 49 must be moved from the position shown on Fig. 3 to the position indicated by the dot and dash line at 96. 'This preliminary movement of the lever 29 is utilized to cause the connection of either the operating lever 55 or the operating lever 56 to the shaft 70. The shaft 51 has a short arm 97 mounted thereon; and a connecting rod one of a pair of members 100 and 101 which are loosely mounted upon the shaft The member 101 is prevented from rotation by having an arm 102 with a pin 103 at its end projecting through a bracket 104; this arrangement preventing rotation of member 101 but allowing it sufiicient longitudinal movement for the purpose hereinafter explained. When the lever 49 is moved to the position indicated by the line 96, then the arm 99 is moved around in the direction indicated by the small arrow in Fig. 3, and the member 100 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2. The members 100 and 101 have diagonal interengaging surfaces 105; and the result of the rotat1on of the member 100 against the member 101 is to cause those two members to spread apart upon the shaft 70. In thus spreading apart, these members spread apart two clutch members 106, which are slidable upon the shaft, but are rotatively keyed thereto by any suitable means, as by small keys 1071*. The outer ends of member 106 have clutch shoulders 107 adapted to be moved out wa-rdly into engagement `with similar clutch shoulders 108 on the hubs 109 of the levers 55 and 56, respectively. These clutch shoulw ders 107 and 108are preferably diagonal, so that no springs are necessary to move the clutch members 106 back to their normal positions when the member 100 is not rotated. but when either of the operating levers or 56 is moved without moving the. transfer point lever 49. 1f the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2, then a downward movement of either of the levers 55 will cause the inward longitudinal movement of the corresponding clutch member 106if that clutch member happens to be in its outer position. It will be seen that this mechanism causes the rotative connection of levers 55 and 56 to the shaft 7 0 whenever the transfer point lever 49 is movedl to the position indicated. by the line 96; but the connection is made in such a way that the downward movement of either one of these levers 55 or 56 will cause the corresponding rotation of the shaft 70 without carrying the other lever with the shaft; it being noted that the clutches only operate as to rotation in one direction. Thus, if a cash fare has been paid by a passenger, and the passenger at the same time demands a transfer, and the transfer point lever 49 is accordingly moved, then a downward movement upon the operating lever 55 will cause the registration of the cash fare and will cause also a movement of the shaft 70. Similarly the shaft 70 will be moved in exactly the same way if the operating lever 56 is moved; but in this case the receipt of a transfer would be recorded.

The shaft 70 is connected to a counter shaft 110 by any suitable connection, as the chain connection illustrated at 111, ycausing the shaft 110 to move Jsimultaneously and equally with the shaft 70. The shaft l110 carries a gear sector 112 meshing with gear 113 upon the platen operating shaft 114. Shaft 114 carries a cam 115 engaged by a roller 116 mounted upon horizontal'shaft 117 in the under part ofthe platen 15. The platen is mounted to be vertically movable, in any suitable manner; for instance, I show vertical guide rods 118, the platen having parts 119 engaging these guide rods, so as to guide the platen in a vertical motion. The cam 115 ispreferably circular throughout .about three-quarters of its periphery, and in the last quarter of its periphery has a raised portion 120 whose function is to raise the platen, and to raise the paper strip 11 against the printing mechanisms, when the shaft 114 and cam-115 have been rotated through approximately three-quarters of a revolution, the last quarter revolution being utilized in raising the platen.

Shaft 114 also carries a perforator operating cam 125 having a. raised portion 125a extending through 4about one-quarter of its periphery. This cam normall stands in the relative position shown in *i 2, and is ridden by a roller 126 -mounte on a lower' extension 127 of a small perforator operating frame 128 which is pivoted on the shaft 117. At its outer end this frame 128 carries a transverse bar 129; and the bar 129 carries the perforator pins 130. The 'perforator pins 130 project upwardly through the end portion 15a of the platen 15, and project into a die-bar 131 supported on the platen, a space being rovided between the body of the laten and) the die-bar for the passage of t e paper strip. Rotation of the cams in the direction indicated in Fig. 2 will cause the perforator pins 130 to be lirst lowered, during the first quarter revolution; and then during the last quarter revolution the cam 115 causes the platen 15 to move up and press the paper strip against the print ing mechanisms. Upon reverse rotation of the cams (which reverse rotation may be caused by spring 140 shown in Fig.'2) the first action, during the first quarter revolution backward, is to lower the laten, then during the next succeeding half) tion and t e perforator remains in its lower position; then during the last quarter revolution back, the perforator pins are raised to perforate the strip; the strip having been advanced during the said half lrevolution,

when the platen and the perforating pins are at rest. It will be noted that the perforator pins are normally u and prevent the passenger from pulling t e ,paper strip out of the machine; the passenger can only tear oil' his own transfer.

It will be. noted that theshaft 110 only revolutionl back, the laten remalns 1n its lower posi-l operates when a transfer is printed. This shaft carries a small arm 200, connected by rod 201 to an arm 202 on the ratchet'mechanism 203 of transfer counter 22. Thel transfer counter 22 is thus actuated each time a transfer is printed 'and delivered.

The mechanism for advancing the strip' is now explained. On the shaft 114 I place 4-a beveled gear 145 adapted to drive anotherA beveled gear 146 mounted on a short shaft 147; and this shaft has gear connection 148 with feed roller shaft 149 upon which the main feed roller 14 is mounted; this roller 14 lying directly below the roller 13, and the paper strip 11 passing between the two rollers. The mechanism for intermittently rotating the rollers in the direction indicated by the arrows comprises a ratchet wheel 150 mounted upon or otherwise connected with, and rotating with, the gear 145; lthe gear and ratchet ywheel being both loose upon the shaft 114. A hub 151 is tightly mounted upon the shaft 114 and carries an arm 152 carryingA a pawl 153 which is pressed by a suitablel spring 154 into engagement with the ratchet wheel 150. The teeth on the ratchet wheel are made so that the pawl will only engage them when the pawl is r0- tating with the shaft in the direction opposite to that indicated in Fig. 2 (that is, in the reverse direction, being the direction in which the parts are moved when the operating levers are being allowed to come back to their normal positions). The pawl is so placed upon the shaft that it will come into engagement with a ratchet tooth when the cams have moved through a.- quarter revolution of their back motion. That is, when the platen has been lowered, then the engagement of the pawl with the ratchet tooth starts the feeding of the -paper strip; and this continues within the half revolution which then ensues before the perforator operates. The pawl 153 carries aprojection'l; and when the parts have moved sufficiently to cause the proper feed of the paper strip, then a movable arm 158 strikes a stationary .pin 156 and causes the wl to be raised from the ratchet wheel, so that the pawl can go on through the next quarter revolution without moving the ratchet wheel and without causing further movement of the paper. The arm, 158 has a lug or projection 158* lying over projection 155, and is held in o rative relation by a light spring 157. t is during this last quarter revolution that the paper is perforated.

It will now be seen that the general operation of the parts just described is to first print upon the'paper strip, then to lower the paper strip out of engagement with the printin mechanisms, then feed the strip forwar and feed the printed part out through the opening 16, where it can be by the passenger, and then perfoteri'n rate the strip at the rear end ofthe rinted of the transfer being of a length equal, or approximately equal, to the length of the platen 15; However, the transfer may be of substantially half such length. The gearngs 145, 146, 148 may be made such as to advance the paper strip only one half the platen length; two complete transfer lengths may lie on the' platen at any one time; and, on each operation of the platen, ontransfer may be printed upon the rinting devices 22,

23, 24, 25 and 26, while t e other transfer is being printed upon by the mechanisms 21 and 20 (this last mentioned transfer having been previously printed upon by the devices 22, etc. Aduring the last operation of the platen). Thus provision is made fora short transfer, saving paperand shortening the distance by which the paper strip must be advanced.

I now proceed to explain the transfer point mechanism and the time mechanism which operates in conjunction therewith. I

have explained the transfer point indicator which comprises the parts 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51. In the present design of machine, the lever 49 is adapted to be moved through approximately a quarter revolution; and the sector shaped holders 45 are arranged in such position that all of the transfer point indications 46 and 47 may be easil l seen by the conductor or other operator o the machine. I herein speak of the conductor; but it will be understood that one of the general objects of my machine is to provide such.

facilities for issuing transfers, and for regisfares, etc. as to enable one man to comp etely operate a car, performing both the services of motorman and conductor.

The shaft 51 is connected by gear 160 and 161 to the transfer point wheel 162 mounted upon a short shaft 163; and these gears are, in the present case, 'of such proportions that a quarter revolution of the indicator lever will cause a whole revolution of the transfer point wheel. The transfer point wheel 162 is provided on its periphery with grooves 164 adapted for the reception of printing bars 165. These printing bars carry the transfer point designations; and every space for a printing bar upon the wheel has a corresponding space 47a on the indicator 45 to hold a transfer oint designation 46 or '47 to correspond. ovement ofthe indicator lever 49 to the position designated by the line 96 will move the first printing bar 165a down to a position vertically under the center of the wheel (the wheel rotating in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4 when the lever 49 -is moved forward in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig.

`cator 48 is 3). The transfer point printing bars 165 are placed in suitable positions on the transfer point wheel. In Fig. 4 the wheel is shown 'as completely full; but this need not be the case, and would not be the case for' the average` street car line. The transfer point rinting bars, for travel of a car in both irections on its line, are placed on the wheel beginning from the position shown at 165* and continuing around the wheel in 75 the direction opposite to the rotation indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4; and the transfer pointindications 46 and 47 are then 'placed in the parts 45 in positions corresponding to the placements of the transfer point printing bars; butit is preferred to aye two separate holders 45 and to place all the indications for transfer points of travel in the opposite direction on the other of theholders. This arrangement facilitates ease and accuracy of o ration by the con*- ductor. Inspection of f ig. 2 will show that the transfer point printing bars and the transfer point indicators are placed in the manner just stated. For instance, the translfer points may have prefixes E and 5W, 1nd1cat1ng east and west. It will be noted,

from the showing on the wheel in Fig. 2,

that vas the designations are read from thc top down (this being the direction opposite to the rotation indicated in Fig. 4) the transfer p oints run in one direction for east and in the other direction for"west; and the same thing is true of the indications on parts 45. It will now be seen that, when the printing bars and the indications are properly arranged, then whenever the indilaced opposite any particular indication, en the corresponding printing bar-will be in pro er position to print upon the paper strip w en the platen rises.

At 20 I rovide a time printing mechanism, emb ying preferably two time printing wheels, being a wheel 170 with minute designations, and a wheel 171 with hour 110 designations. The wheel 171 may be connected with the wheel 170 by any suitable mechanism, so as to cause intermittent movement of the wheel 171 by virtue of the movement of wheel 170. It is thought unnecessary to illustrate and explain such interconnecting mechanism because such are 4common to the art. The wheel 170 may be tight upon the shaft 172, while the wheel 171 may be loose upon that shaft. Minute wheel is connected by gears 173 and 174 with the clock shaft 175. This clock shaft 175 carries the minute hand 61; and a sleeve 176 carries the hour hand 62; and this sleeve 176 is connected b clock gearing 177 with 125 the shaft 17 5, in t e ratio 1 to 24. It will be noted that the clock dial, shown in Fig.

1, is divided for the twenty-four hours of the day, so that it takes twenty-four whole revolutions of the minute hand to cause a 130 complete revolution of the hour hand. The

hour printing wheel 171 oorrespondinfrly' has twenty-four hour designations. rlhe minute printing wheel 17 0 also has. twentyfour printing designations; but th1s 1s due to the fact that, although the minute designations are-made in five minute spacings, yet, for each one of the live minute periods, there are two rinting designations on the minute Wheel 1 0. This is clearly shown on Fig. 2 and is indicated by the numerals placed upon the minute wheel 1n F1g. 4. The reason for providing duplicate pr1nt1ng designations will be clear when the immediatel following described mechanlsms are consi ered.

The shaft 172 carries a gear 180 meshing with a pinion 181 on a short shaft 182. (The mechanism now about to be described is shown most clearly in Figs. 5 and 6).. This shaft- 182 carries the star wheel 183; which Wheel is preferably formed with eight radial slots 184 adapted to be entered by pins 185 which are p aced in two sets in two opposite inwardl extendin flanges 186 on the wheel 162. he star w eel 183 is slidably keyed to shaft 182 and may be moved back and forth on that shaft to be engageable with either of the sets of pins 185. One of these sets of pins belong to and corresponds with the transfer point indications for one direction, and the other for the other direction. The flanges 186 have pin receiving openings 187 opposite each groove 164 and thus opposite each position of a transfer point printing bar 165. When any pin engaoes the star wheel, it will, if it passes completely by the star wheel, rotate the star wheel one quarter of a revolution; andthe gears 181 and 180 are arranged in ratio 1 to 3, so that a quarter revolution of the Star wheel will cause a twelfth revolution' of the time printing wheel 170; or an eighth revolution of a star wheel will cause a onetwenty-fourth revolution of the time printing wheel 170. Suppose now thatthe parts are in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the clock mechanism havin been set to indicate 1 :25 a. 1n. This will a time of start of the car upon a journey in one direction. The time printing wheel 170 is set in osition, through the medium of the gearing connection 173-174, so that one of the 25 printing faces is lowermost. Now, suppose that some one asks for a transfer at a transfer point some distance removed from the These pins are set in the wheel in such position, and'in such number, as to move the printing wheel 170 by thedesired amount to advance it to such a position that it-will print the time at which the car will or should arrive at such transfer point. It is convenient so have the pins 185 set oppositethe positions of the printing bars 165, not onl for convenience in settin the pins, but also because of the fact that t e connection between the transfer point wheel and the time printing wheel should be such as to operate the same whether the transfer oint wheel is being moved forwardly or ackward. Suppose, for instance, that the very lirst transfer point is just five minutes removed from the beginning of the trip; in such a case a pin will be set in the position shown at 185n in Fig. 4. This pin, when it moves down to the star wheel, will, b the time it reaches a central position (suc central position being shown in Fi 6) rotate the star wheel of a turn an will rotate the wheel from the 25 position to t e adjacent 30 position. Suppose, however, that the transfer point of wheel is moved on to a further position; and it will be seen that then, the in 185al will move on throu h the star whee moving it another one-eig th of .a revolution, and moving the printin wheel 170 another fr; of a revolution;y/but t is additionalmotion of the printing wheel will merely move the wheel 170 to the second 30 position. That is, generally speaking, where a pin is set opposite the'position of a 'printing bar 165, the movement of that pin clear through the star wheel will leave the printing wheel 170 in the same effective time position as it would be placed in if said pin were moved to a central position on the star wheel. Thus, the operation and system of setting the pins is rendered simple. Between any particular rintin bar on the wheel and thev point o the w eel which is normally lowermost, there must be as many pins (counting the pin at that particular printing bar) as there are live minute intervals in the time period elapsing between the start of the car on its trip, and the arrival at that particular transfer point. It will be seen that, the whole arrangement being symmetrical, the action of the pins upon the star wheel, when the transfer point wheel is moved reversely, is merel opposite to that described; so that w en the transfer point wheelis rotated, and then allowed to come back-to its normal position, then the star wheel and the time printing wheel 170 are always moved back to the position they were set in at the beginning of the trip. The clock hands on the outside of the case move with the printin wheel 170 and indicate to the passenger time time which is being printed upon his transfer.

rinting I have before said that the pins 185 for travel in opposite directions are mounted in the opposite flanges 186. The star wheel ISI is thrown into engagement with either one or the other of these sets of pins by the propel' movement of a' suitable handle 15)() mounted upon a rod 191 which connects with a yoke 192 engaging with the star u'hecl so as to move it longitudinally upon its sha ft 182. The conductor merely moves this handle to one position for tra-vel in one direction and to the other position for travel in the opposite direction; this operation and the operation of setting the clock mechanism being the only ones necessary at the beginning of each trip.

I have described a preferred-form of my machine embodying my invention, with some degree of detail'in order to fully set forth my invention; rbut I do not thereby limit myself to the particulars and specific details herein set forth, believing my inrention to be of a broad characterv andnot limited except as expressed in the following claims.

Having described a preferred form'of my invention, I claim:

1. In combination, a fare recording mechanism, n transfer printing and issuing mechanism, manually controlled means lfor said rintinff and issuin r mechanism to effect printing and issuing thereby of a transfer for a selected point and time, means connecting said fare mechanism and said transfer printing and issuing mechanism, and mechanism operable by said manually controlled means to render said connecting means operative or inoperative.

2. In combination, a fare recording mechanism, a transfer printing and issuing mechanism, manually controlled means for said printing and issuing mechanism to effect printing and issuing thereby of a transfer for a selected point and time, means connecting said fare mechanism and said transfer printing and issuing mechanism, and mechanism operable by said manually controlled means to render said connecting means operative or inoperative and adapted to cause operation of said printing and issuing .mechanism upon operation of said fare recording mechanism.

3. In combination, a fare recording mechanism. a transfer printing and issuing mechanism, manually controlled means for said printing and issuing mechanism to effect printing and issuing thereby of a transfer for a selected point, manually adjustable means controlled by said manual-controlling means to effect printing of the time at which the transfer is to be-used, means connecting said fare mechanism and said transfer printing and issuing mechanism, and mechanism operable by said manually conable time trolled means to render said connecting means operative or moperatlve and adapted to cause operation of said transfer printing and issuing mechanism upon operation of said fare recording mechanism.

4. In combination, transfer point printing mechanism capable of being set to print different transfer points, manually adjustrinting mechanism adapted to rint the time at which the transferis to e used, and interconnective means between the oint and time mechanisms whereby the setting of the transfer point mechanism vmechanism capable of being set to print different times, and interconnective mea-ns whereby the setting of the transfer point mechanism effects automatically the setting of the time mechanism.

7 In combinatlon, a fare recording mechanism; a transfer printing mechanism eln-4 bodying a printing platen, means for moving the platen, a transfer `point printing' mechanism capable of being set to print di ferent transfer points, time printing mechanism capable of being set to print different times,- and interconnective means whereby the setting of the transfer point mechanism effects automatically the setting of the time mechanism; and interconnective means controlled by the setting of the transfer point mechanism to cause operation of the means for moving the platen by virtue of operation of the fare recording mechanism.

8. In combination, transfer point printing mechanism capable of being set to print `different transfer points, time printing mechanism capable of being set for any certain time corresponding to the time of leaving a known station, and inter-connective media between the two mechanisms whereby setting of the transfer point printing mechanism causes automatic setting of the time printing mechanism.

9. In combination, a transfer point printing mechanism embod ing a printing wheel having thereon trans er point designations and means for revolving said wheel, said wheel having a normal position of'rest; a time printing mechanism embodying rotatable time printing wheels, means for setting said time printing wheels in any chosen position when the transfer printing wheel is in its normal position of rest; and intercon nective driving means between .the transfer wheel and the time wheels whereby rof tation of the transfer wheel effects automatically rotation of the time printing wheels. 10. In combination, a transfer point printing mechanism embodylng a printing wheel having thereon transfer point designations and means for revolving said wheel, said wheel having a normal position of rest; a time printing mechanism embodying rotatable tune printing wheels, means for seting said time printing wheels in any chosen osition when the transfer printing wheel is 1n its normal position of rest; and interconnective driving means between the transfer wheel and the time wheels whereby rotation of the transfer wheel causes rotation of 11. In combination, a fare recording mechanism, a transfer printing and issuing mechanism embodying manually controllable means for printing a transfer point, said manually controllable means' having a normal position of rest; and inter-connective operating -means between said mechanisms actuated by said manually controllable means to cause an operative connection between the two mechanisms when said manually controllable means is put out of its normal position of rest, whereby said transfer printing mechanism may be actuated by Virtue of actuation of the fare recording mechanism when said manually controllable means is out of itsl normal position of rest.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have'hereunto subscribed my name this 6th day of March, 1917.

Witness ELWOOD H. BARKELEW. 

